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February is American Heart Month.
That’s it; one month and the shortest one at that?
How can we expect to maintain a sustained effort to reduce heart-related deaths in the fire service if we only pull out the PR campaign once a year?
Besides; we will forget about it as quickly as we forget all of those New Years’ resolutions. You know the ones; going to lose weight, eat healthier, exercise more and trim your nose hair more often.
Doing what I just mentioned is taking some personal responsibility in our battle to reduce LODD heart attacks, but what about some of the triggers that come from outside the body; something like hydrogen cyanide (HCN)?
You should know that HCN is peeking over the shoulder of carbon monoxide (CO) at your structural fires.
Think about it; how many times have you read a post-mortem on a firefighter that says, “Recent physical found patient to be in good condition; no family history of heart disease; death from sudden cardiac arrest”?
If I was a betting man and I am, I would bet that hydrogen cyanide (HCN) got to him while he was inside doing salvage and over-haul and at a time when many of you will shed your SCBAs.
Why would we suspect hydrogen cyanide (HCN)?
For one thing, it’s a sneaky bastard.
It is colorless; it doesn’t always give off an odor and is released when products such as wool, silk, cotton, nylon, plastic, polymers, foam, melamine, polyacrylonitriles and synthetic rubber burns.
So, that “smoke” that you smell most likely contains hydrogen cyanide (HCN).
Plus, hydrogen cyanide (HCN) likes to hang out in enclosed areas. It dissipates very quickly outdoors, but inside, it is less dense than air and will rise, but will remain trapped in rooms.
As you breathe it, it will prevent the cells in the body from using oxygen, killing the cells. Since our heart and our brain use more oxygen than the other organs, they will be more greatly affected. It could cause the brain to become confused and send mixed signals to the heart, causing arrhythmia.
Other signs and symptoms of HCN exposure that should not be ignored are rapid breathing, restlessness, dizziness, weakness, headache, nausea/vomiting and rapid heart rate could give way to convulsions, low blood pressure, slow heart rate, loss of consciousness, lung injury and respiratory failure leading to death.
And were it not for the fact that you are a firefighter, these symptoms might be explained by some other medical reasoning.
And let’s be honest; some of the symptoms that I have described have been experienced by many of us at a fire scene, but ignored, because we figured it was from adrenaline, possibly smokeless tobacco or physical exertion. THAT is why we need to go to rehab and THEY have to be familiar with HCN exposure.
If you don’t think that this gas-a gas that is 35 times more toxic than carbon monoxide (CO)-can kill you, then why was it used in Nazi death camps during World War II?
Yeah; I know THAT got your attention!
Here is the most insidious characteristic of hydrogen cyanide (HCN): you may not suffer any short term effects at the time of exposure, but may develop symptoms after two or three weeks. This leads to the LODD question and the linkage to death due quite possibly to HCN exposure and whether it qualifies.
How many of you have gas detectors that test for hydrogen cyanide (HCN)?
How many of you wear full turnout gear, including SCBAs during ALL interior operations and until they are concluded? Dumpster fires? Vehicle fires? You’d better think about it.
How many departments have a rehab unit that is trained in HCN exposure recognition?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has several articles on hydrogen cyanide (HCN) that are worth your time to read.
One of the best articles out there right now is an article by Richard Rochford entitled “Hydrogen Cyanide: New Concerns for Firefighting”. It is a must read.
Then, click on www.firesmoke.org. Shawn Longerich would love to hear from you.
By recognizing and respecting the dangers of hydrogen cyanide, we may save more lives, including our own.
Being a “smoke eater” is no longer a badge of honor.
TCSS.
Sources:
Hydrogen Cyanide: New Concerns for Firefighting by Richard Rochford
Facts About Cyanide – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
February is American Heart Month – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Donald W. McDowell, 71, of Woodhull, died Friday, January 29, 2010, in his home.
Don was my chief and my mentor. He was responsible for unleashing this passion of mine for the fire service. Don served on the department for 16 years and I had the privilege of serving with him for the last half of those years.
By some standards, 16 years might not seem like many, but they were very productive and fruitful for the department during that time.
You see; I can only speculate on what the department meant to Don. He didn’t talk about it. He just went out and did it. I believe that it was simple for Don, in that he was one of those people who felt that any able-bodied man should help their fire department. Only he knows his reasons.
However; I CAN tell you what Don meant to the fire department.
Back then-and I am talking about the 70-80s-firefighting and training for it consisted of learning how to operate the pump and man a hose. Protective clothing was optional. If you look at old pictures, rarely would you see our firefighters in full gear. SCBAs were for sissies and training was done “in house”.
So, Don went about it with little vibrato, but he didn’t do it quietly either. Most of the time, Don spoke as if there was a freight train going through the room. In other words, he yelled a lot. He was one of those gems who thought that by yelling, he could penetrate some very thick skulls.
He was willing to show you how to do something and if you weren’t real sharp like me, he’d show you again. Where Don had little patience was with those who didn’t pay attention. You learned something at his pace; not your’s.
In my eyes, Don was a giant and also very strong. Forcible entry was Don putting his shoulder to the door! His hands were the size of baseball mitts. His temper was legendary; I had heard many of the stories by the time I joined the department. I figured at some point, Don would grind me into worm food, because without too much effort, I could incite guys like him, for some strange reason. Most likely, it was because I didn’t know when to shut up!
But, the craziest thing happened. Don took me under his massive wing. Where he went, I went. If he went in, I went in. I always felt safe with Don. I think that he was more forgiving of me, because he knew that we both wanted a better fire department.
And under his leadership, we became better equipped and better trained.
He took a large group of us to fire school in Sherrard in the early 80s; something unheard of for our department. From there, several of us went on to become state-certified firefighters.
At the same time, his wife Sandy was resurrecting the women’s auxiliary to help raise money for better turnout gear, portable radios and ultimately, our very first set of hydraulic rescue tools. He was chief at the time we took over extrication from the ambulance service.
Simply put, Don raised the bar. He was one of the most unselfish men that I have ever known.
His time with the fire department cannot be measured in years, but in hours; the countless hours that he put in. One only needs to walk into the meeting room to know a little about Don. He designed it and led the effort to build it; all with donated labor.
There is another measure of a good leader and that is leaving it better than you found it.
And if you ask anyone who served with Chief Don McDowell, they will tell you to a man that Don left it much better and that he put it on a path that is still followed today.
I want to thank his family for sharing him with us and for the sacrifices that were made.
I hope that the sorrow for our loss is tempered with feelings of pride from knowing that Don truly made a difference and left an impact upon our fire department, our community, fire district and those around us.
See you later, Don.
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There is a saying that goes something like this: “Ten ‘atta-boys’ can be quickly erased by one bad act”.
Such is the case with the Houston Fire Department. The men and women of this fire department get up every day and perform their duty for the citizens of Houston. A storied fire department, Houston FD has seen some of the largest fires in this country’s fire service history.
And yet; what has been capturing their public’s attention since July 7, 2009, are the allegations of racism and sexual harassment lodged against the department by female firefighters Paula Keyes and Jane Draycott.
I have spent several hours reading over the articles that I could find on the internet related to these allegations and the city’s and the fire department’s reactions to them. Also included are reactions from attorneys and the various firefighter associations that represent Houston firefighters.
The allegations are serious. The accusations that various inappropriate acts were ignored are a cause for concern, but what I found most disturbing were the comments left by readers on the many websites where articles of these accusations appeared. I found some of them to be racist, sexist and borderline psychotic. Some were posted by people who claimed to be current or past Houston firefighters, but as we all know, you can be anything that you want to be on the internet.
Following is a chronology of the events that I put together with the assistance of the information that I was able to find. My source credits will appear at the end of my article.
My comments will appear in bold type.
Tuesday, 7/7/09 – According to the article; racist, sexist graffiti was found on a locker at Station 54 at George Bush Intercontinental Airport. The fire department declined to provide details and the women were offered the services of the department psychologist to deal with it.
At the very least, this is willful damage to public property and worst case could be a hate crime.
Wednesday, 7/8/09 – Graffiti was found on the door to the female quarters at Station 54. Meanwhile, the City Council votes to spend $60,000 for sensitivity training after a “noose-like knot” was found in a veteran captain’s locker. The veteran captain said that it was a fisherman’s knot and he kept it to honor the firefighter who taught him how to tie it.
The Black Firefighters’ Association weighs in.
$60,000 could pay the one year salary of a firefighter. That’s a lot of money for “knot training”.
Thursday, 7/9/09 – Early Wednesday morning, the “N-word” was transmitted over a secure tactical radio frequency in a message that lasted eight seconds.
Allegations of previous harassments that went ignored appears.
11 News reported allegations of women being “groped” by male co-workers and in other incident, a male firefighter masturbated over a female co-worker while she tried to sleep.
Paula Keyes and Jane Draycott are introduced Wednesday evening on 7/8/09 at a press conference as the two firefighters from Station 54. Draycott stated that she had filed two complaints since April 1, 2009.
It should be mentioned that most of the focus was finding out how the radio system was hacked into and who did it. It was reported that it came from someone “outside of the department”.
Friday, 7/10/09 – Mayor Bill White rankles the Houston Professional Firefighters Association with his comments. Mayor White recommended hiring an outside consulting firm to review Houston Fire Department’s operation. He also recommended modifying two civil service rules; rules meant to assure due process for firefighters suspected of wrong-doing (slows the process according to the Mayor) and rules requiring promotions based largely on test scores (makes it difficult to put best leaders in place, according to the Mayor).
Mayor White promotes the Houston Fire Department as a “diverse” fire department, even though a survey shows that 97% of the 4,000-plus firefighters are men and 61% of them are white.
The union responded that changes in the rules would undermine the agreed upon contract.
Why would you recommend spending money with a consulting firm to tell you what you already know? And unless that firm is well-versed in the cultural issues of the fire service, they will find that many corporate strategies will be ineffective.
Houston KTRK reported that Keyes and Draycott have more than eight years with the department. Their attorney claims that previous, unresolved incidents led to his clients going public with incidents that included having the cold water shut off to the shower so they were scalded with hot water, having firecrackers go off when they opened the restroom stall doors and having their mattresses removed from their beds.
It would almost sound like “hazing” incidents wouldn’t it, if not for the fact that both firefighters were well past their probationary time with the department.
Allegations were made that Houston FD’s Chief Boriske’s inaction with other claims led to recent problems. The Houston Black Firefighters’ Association called for strong leadership that they claimed the department was not getting.
The Houston Professional Firefighters’ Association believed that Chief Boriske was being unfairly targeted.
Houston city councilwoman Jolanda Jones was calling for a Justice Department investigation.
Sunday, 7/19/09 – The Houston Chronicle reported that Station 54’s captain’s log revealed “chaos in the making”.
More incidents were reported including: urine splattered in the women’s restroom and personal lockers ransacked, because the women did not have the keys to lock them.
Daily captain’s log showed at least six entries since April 1, 2009 that showed Keyes and Draycott were being harassed by co-workers.
The May 12, 2009 entry involved urine left on the bowls of the women’s toilet.
Station 54 had a policy prohibiting men from going into the women’s dorm.
Boriske stated that he “didn’t believe there is a systemic gender or racial problem at Houston Fire Department”.
The June 13, 2009 roll call at Station 54 included a review of the harassment rules.
On June 19, 2009, cold water was shut off to the women’s showers and urine was splattered on the women’s toilet.
On June 29, 2009, captain log indicated that both women notified their captains that they were going to the city’s inspector general’s office to complain.
At this point, I would find it safe to say that, if the alleged incidents were allegedly occurring, then allegedly, these two women were allegedly displaying alleged and uncommon tolerance. And Boriske’s assessment was barely audible.
On July 7, 2009, the words “Die (racial slur)” and “(racial slur) Lover” were scrawled on the walls of the women’s dorm. Women’s lockers were grazed with the same marker. A picture of Draycott and her daughter, who had been killed in an auto accident and kept in Draycott’s locker, had the words “Die (racial slur)” and “Dead” written over their faces.
Draycott also claimed that men came into her room while she was off-duty, even though the area was off-limits to men and cut their toenails on her bed, used her desk drawers as Skoal spittoons, took her mattress and rifled through her locker.
Take the pictures out of the equation and look at the rest of it. Spitting tobacco juice into a desk drawer is just uncouth and you would never get the smell out. If you didn’t get the toenails out of your bed, it would be like lying on broken glass. How do you make up stuff like that?
According to Draycott, she thought that the attraction to her room may be the TV that was in there, even though there were at least three other TVs in the station. Acting upon her suspicion, she took the TV out of her room and put it in her locker, only to come back to duty to find the TV out again. When she confronted her captain, it was decided that the TV would not be in her room.
Hours after telling reporters about their problems, the two women were finally issued keys for their personal lockers.
Would anyone care to make a guess as to how expensive the keys to the lockers are going to be, regardless of the outcome of the complaints?
Tuesday, 7/21/09 – Keyes and Draycott have agreed to take lie detector tests, following accusations that one of them may be behind the graffiti, so Jane Draycott agreed to take a polygraph test that, according to her attorney, she passed.
The results may not be admissible in any court proceedings, but it has powerful sway with the public, where credibility has been questioned.
Wednesday, 7/22/09 – The probe is delayed because the lawyers who were hired by the city were found to have ties to the city’s attorney.
Thursday, 7/23/09 – A letter describing a meeting between Houston city council member Jolanda Jones and the Houston Professional Firefighters’ Association is made public. Jeff Caynon, president of the HPFFA and who is black was called a “house Negro” by Jones. Jones claimed that she was only repeating what she had heard from others.
Wednesday, 8/5/09 – Draycott was ordered to provide a handwriting sample to the inspector general.
The city hired two law firms for $190,000 to look for “institutional” problems in the fire department.
So far, a quarter million dollars has been spent on a “bridge to nowhere” and in a city where not too long ago, they were struggling with keeping fire trucks in service.
Tuesday, 12/8/09 – The review of the fire department conducted by the lawyers was completed with recommendations made for improving the fire department. The report shows no systemic problems, but rather, isolated problems and the report comes out just 4 days before the elections.
Keyes went back to work but to a different fire station. Draycott stayed on paid administrative leave.
Thursday, 12/17/09 –The legality of the court order for the handwriting sample submitted by Draycott is questioned by a civil rights attorney. City counters that it was done within the legal framework.
Thursday, 1/14/10 – A letter asking female firefighter Jane Draycott to stay away from her job was read on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 by fellow firefighters at Station 54. She left after four hours and will not return to work until the probe is complete, according to her attorney.
Friday, 1/15/10 – Draycott told Houston KTRK that when she returned to Station 54 on Wednesday, January 13, 2010, she was met by Chief Boriske, his command staff and Captain Brian Williamson who read a letter. Chief Boriske described it as a “team-building” meeting that didn’t go well. Draycott left after four hours of what she called “four hours of harassment”.
Newly elected Mayor Annise Parker condemned the meeting and Chief Boriske for allowing it. Mayor Parker stated that poor treatment of women in the department will stop.
In the midst of sexual harassment allegations, the HFD Pipes and Drums organization unveiled their fund-raising calendar. The cover displays a “scantily clad” female firefighter. It was quickly pointed out that the fund-raising calendar is not sanctioned by the Houston Fire Department.
Draycott insisted that she will return to A shift at Station 54 and “will not be run off”.
Still, questions of disciplinary action over the “team-building meeting” remain.
Former head of the Black Firefighters’ Association Otis Jordan called for Chief Boriske to resign, claiming “the department is out of control”.
Mayor Parker called for Chief Boriske to investigate the behavior of Captain Brian Williamson and two other firefighters who read letters aloud to Draycott upon her return.
The Mayor vowed to take appropriate action once the inspector general’s investigation is complete. She also wants guidance on whether departmental rules were violated by anyone involved with the HFD Pipes and Drums fund-raising calendar.
Heather Arnold, the Houston firefighter who posed for the cover of the calendar said “that she was honored to do it for such a good cause”.
So, in case you lost track, you now have attorneys for both sides, the Mayor, City Council, Inspector General’s office, Chief Boriske, the Houston Professional Firefighters’ Association, former head of the Black Firefighters’ Association and City Councilwoman Jolanda Jones ALL involved in this matter AND with little agreement on what if anything should be done.
Tuesday, 1/19/10 – Chief Phil Boriske stepped down as chief and to return to his previous position as District Chief. Executive Assistant Chief Rick Flanagan was appointed interim Chief by Mayor Parker. It came one week after a public rebuke by Mayor Parker for his handling of Draycott’s return to Station 54, where he was present while letters opposing her return were read.
Jeff Caynon, president of the Houston Professional Firefighters’ Association said that “Boriske was a victim of his own good nature and management style…opportunist politicians, extremist activists and disgruntled city employees…”
Houston Fire Department announced a new program for young women who want to be firefighters. CampHoustonFire will take qualified, high school females into the program to give them a “hands on learning experience about the rigors and rewards” of firefighting.
Saturday, 1/23/10 – Boriske will return as the District Chief to Station 78.
Captain Brian Williamson was transferred from Station 54 to Station 53.
Captain Isidro Tamez of Station 54 was transferred to Station 102.
Four other firefighters from Station 54 have requested transfers.
In closing, it is very apparent that, should the allegations prove to have merit, then it is imperative that corrective actions be taken to address the immediate internal problems. Then, a plan to address any future issues of the kinds described must be put into place and enforced with zero tolerance for violations.
Everyone has the right to a workplace free of harassment of any kind.
It is very clear that there is much to do to repair the damage that has already been done to the public’s perception of their fire department.
In the meantime, the good men and women of Houston Fire Department will fulfill their oath to the citizens of Houston.
Source links:
http://www.khou.com/news/Female-Firefighter-in-HFD-graffiti-claim-b…
http://www.thegrio.com/2009/07/racist-radio-message-under-investiga…
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hotstories/6816557.html
http://www.firefighternation.com/forum/topics/concern-raised-about-…
http://www.click2houston.com/news/19992272/detail.html
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/6522319.html
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=6948558
http://www.fdnntv.com/Meeting-Female-Firefighter-Leaving
Related links:
http://www.allbusiness.com/government/government-bodies-offices/131…
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=6937694
http://app1.kuhf.org/houston_public_radio-news-display.php?articles…
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The simple answer s that he can give you hope.
I am not referring to what he can do as a United States Senator from Massachusetts. I am referring to how he did it and using THAT as a model for those of us in the fire service that are fighting for the very life blood of our fire departments in our respective communities.
A quick political science lesson on this extraordinary accomplishment of Scott Brown, in my opinion:
1) A large segment of America is not happy with the direction that the country is going and all of the chicanery by the politicians who have gotten us there.
2) A Democrat has held that seat since 1966; Martha Coakley was anointed as the successor to the legendary “Lion of the Left”, Senator Ted Kennedy and ran with a sense of entitlement, not to mention a 20-point lead in the polls going into December. She grossly underestimated her opponent and the independent voters in Massachusetts.
3) Scott Brown traveled to the small cities, rural communities and suburbs in his pick up truck, gaining support, regaining trust and pulled off a modern day miracle.
Why should we give pause to think about this candidate and the race he ran and won?
Because we, the fire service, have to prepare for smaller government and Life after much of the federal grant money goes away…and it will!
I have always believed that funding a fire department is a state/local issue. The reason that I include “state” is because in Illinois, we have state-wide MABAS (Mutual Aid Box Alarm System) and the Illinois Terrorism Task Force (ITTF). These agencies should be funded by the state for obvious reasons.
However; our local fire departments should be funded by our citizens and the communities that we serve, because THEY determine what services, if any, that we provide. It doesn’t matter if it is a full-time, career department, a paid on call or a volunteer department; the community, through their elected/appointed officials decides how that is to be accomplished or not.
We cannot be “Martha Coakleys”, believing that we are entitled to whatever level of service that WE think the community should have. We serve the people; they don’t serve us. Therefore; we cannot jam anything down their throats, using the scare tactics that are so common today in government.
We need to be “Scott Browns”, educating our citizens about what we do. They already know why, but we have to give them the information to make informed decisions on their fire protection.
First and foremost, they have to provide for our personal safety and if we have to explain why, then we do that. When the discussion turns to the bigger ticket items such as fire trucks and new stations, the road might get bumpy, but by stating the facts and keeping emotions in check, proper justifications may prove successful. At least you can argue that fire trucks are still part of the personal safety equation.
New stations, unless it significantly improves insurance ratings, may only be seen as higher taxes with no immediate, tangible benefits and the community might very well decide that they don’t want that.
Unless you can prove the value to the community for more elaborate equipment like extrication, trench and structural collapse equipment, you may be limited to providing basic fire protection.
We have to ask ourselves if WE want it more than they do and if the answer is “yes”, then prepare for disappointment, unless you have the time to raise the funds without raising taxes.
As Scott Brown proved, you’re going to have to take the small victories and disappointments and work those into bigger victories.
Until then, protect yourselves, be the best that you can be and keep moving towards gaining and then keeping the trust of your communities, because, in the end, it will be that trust that will allow you to expand your services.
And it will be with the buy in of your community.
TCSS.
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In my last blog, I wrote about how nepotism gone unchecked could adversely affect a fire department and leave it on “life support”.
Here is an example of how to kill a fire department.
The source for my comments comes from TheDay.com.
(William) “Celtruda’s grandfather Rocco, a long time fire volunteer, said he got ‘Billy’ involved in the fire service thinking it would help his grandson mature. ‘He’s 23 years old physically, but his emotional security is much more that of a teenager…When he drinks, he loses his moral compass’.”
Oh; it gets better.
Grandpa Rocco went on to say, “…that his grandson is basically ‘a good kid’ who immediately took responsibility for his actions”.
Hmmm; could it be because ‘Billy’ got caught?
I mean; all’s he did was to set THREE fires: two in occupied homes! Fortunately, no one died, but lives were changed forever.
If William Celtruda was taking responsibility for his actions, then why did he offer excuses at his sentencing?
William Celtruda blamed his drug use (crystal meth) and peer pressure from his fellow firefighters as excuses for setting the fires.
To the judge’s credit, she gave Celtruda the maximum 14 years in prison and five years probation in a case that had already been plea bargained by the prosecutor.
So; 23 year-old ‘Billy’ Celtruda vandalized his ex-girlfriend’s vehicle, had mental health issues and a drug abuse problem that Firefighter Grandpa Rocco thought that the Mystic Fire Department could help him straighten out?
Yeah; that worked out well, didn’t it?
A total of six occupants in three homes are lucky to be alive and thankfully, no firefighters died while fighting the arson fires set by Celtruda.
Young Billy will be all grown up when he gets out of prison. Then, he must go to work to pay $60,000 in restitution to the victims. Civil suits may also be filed.
Maybe in his spare time, Celtruda could volunteer for a fire department.
I mean; since the fire service is so hard up for members, who’s going to bother with a background check?
And even if a department does a check, Billy will simply tell them that it was long ago, that he’s “changed” and deserves a second chance. The sad part of that statement is that there is a department that might be foolish enough to do it!
We all make mistakes and here’s your gear. Do us proud, Billy!
When will the insanity stop?
When all departments are required to have a meaningful application process, including interviews and background checks, physicals including drug testing and a real desire to hire good citizens.
Otherwise, they are just adding to a growing problem and one that fire departments and communities cannot afford.
TCSS.
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